Donegal residents had lowest median electric bills in 2021 – CSO

The lowest median residential electricity bill costs in 2021 were recorded in Donegal.

According to the Central Statistics Office (CSO), bills here were at the bottom of the plie last year at €1,066, with Leitrim just above at €1,093.

The residential electricity median bill cost is the mid-point of all the bills in a year after sorting them in bill cost order.

Nationally, the median residential electricity bill in 2021 was €1,268, which was 14.1% higher than the 2020.

Commenting on the release Dympna Corry, Statistician in the Environment and Climate Division, said: “This is the first time that this report has been published.

“The Central Statistics Office (CSO) combined national average electricity and gas final consumption prices from the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) with metered consumption from ESB Networks and Gas Networks Ireland. The combined files provide estimates of the bill cost at meter level for the period 2015 to 2021.”